What if I told you the image above was poop? Would you eat it, even if it tasted like meat? Luckily for you, the image above is not poop - it's just regular old meat (how boring!). Despite having perfectly good, poop-free … [Read more...]
When it came to Japanese Cartography, we found out that Japan lagged behind a bit. So what about other things, like English Language Proficiency? Education First recently released their report on worldwide English language … [Read more...]
Japan has its share of rivals in the world, but how many of you know about Japan’s greatest enemy - the tiny country of Montenegro? Did you know that Japan and Montenegro were at war for 100 years, from 1905-2006? It’s … [Read more...]
There hasn't been a lot of good news coming out of Japan lately (though I'd say a big part of that is news agencies trying to shock audiences as much as possible so they can make more $$$). At this point, sure, the nuclear … [Read more...]
If you've been living under a rock (or hiding under a table, which would be quite appropriate in this case), an 8.9 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Sendai, Japan, causing massive damage and potentially up to … [Read more...]
I'm guessing most of you know what Sumo is. Along with karate, ninjas, and Hello Kitty, Sumo is about as Japanese as it gets. Over the last week or two, there's been a ton of hub-bub about a big, nasty Sumo-related … [Read more...]